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Pradeep Kumar

11/06/21 09:00 AM IST

47th G7 Summit

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will participate in the Outreach Sessions of the G7 Summit on 12 and 13 June in virtual format.

Highlights
  • UK currently holds the Presidency of the G7 and has invited India, along with Australia, Republic of Korea and South Africa, as Guest Countries for the G7 Summit.
  • The theme for the Summit is ‘Build Back Better’ and the UK has outlined four priority areas for its Presidency.
  • This is the second time the Prime Minister will be participating in a G7 meeting.
  • India had been invited by the G7 French Presidency in 2019 to the Biarritz Summit as a "Goodwill Partner” and Prime Minister participated in the Sessions on ‘Climate, Biodiversity and Oceans’ and ‘Digital Transformation’.
G7 Summit
  • The G7 (Group of Seven) is an organisation of the world's seven largest so-called advanced economies.
  • They are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States.
  • Russia joined in 1998, creating the G8, but was excluded in 2014 for its takeover of Crimea.
  • Throughout the year ministers and officials from the member countries hold meetings, form agreements and publish joint statements on global events.
  • The main topic of conversation will be Covid recovery, including "a stronger global health system that can protect us all from future pandemics".
  • The agenda also includes climate change and trade.
Source: PIB

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